Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Homemade Pistou (recipe)

A couple of weeks ago I brought home a small pot of Pistou from a fair and I really loved it!

Pistou is the French equivalent of Pesto (whi﻿ch is Italian) and traditionally used in Vegetable soup (Soupe au Pistou) recipe's for the SOUP you can find here or here. But it is also great to dip freshly baked french bread, or stir a tablesoon through cooked vegetables, or through pasta. When the pot of Pistou was finished, I wanted to make it myself...

Pistou means 'pounded' and it should be made by hand with pestle& mortar... To be honest, I used my little blender...

So here is the recipe:

95g of raw hazelnuts

30g of fresh basil leaves

1 (big) clove of garlic

1/2 tbsp sea salt

Freshly ground pepper

Extra vierge olive oil

Roast the hazelnuts in a skillet with a little olive oil.

Once they turned golden-brown, let them cool down. After that, throw them in your mortar or kitchen machine and grind them.